Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Hearing dates: 9 February 2012 Decision date: 28 March 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [2] Rothman J at [127] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted. 2. Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - plea of guilty - reckless wounding - standard non-parole period offence - whether error in approach after Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 85 ALJR 1154 - no error established

CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - Judge considered imposition of intensive correction order - after adjournment, declined to do so - sentence of imprisonment passed - whether error in Judge's description of consequences if ICO breached - erroneous description used - (by majority) error not material

CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - theoretical capacity for offence to be disposed of summarily in Local Court - point not taken in District Court - approach of Court of Criminal Appeal when issue raised for first time on appeal - need for submission to be made in District Court - confined nature of arguable ground - no merit in ground - in any event, sentence imposed was less than jurisdictional limit of Local Court Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Crimes (Sentencing Legislation) Amendment (Intensive Correction Orders) Act 2010 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure (Indictable Offences) Act 1995 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Bayram v R [2012] VSCA 6 Keane v R [2011] VSCA 156 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118 Re Attorney General's Application Under Section 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No. 2 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 515; 137 A Crim R 196 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Douar [2005] NSWCCA 455; 159 A Crim R 154 R v Hamieh [2010] NSWCCA 189 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Romero v R [2011] VSCA 45 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 85 ALJR 1154 Ayshow v R [2011] NSWCCA 240 MDZ v R [2011] NSWCCA 243 Madden v R [2011] NSWCCA 254 Sheen v R [2011] NSWCCA 259 Aoun v R [2011] NSWCCA 284 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v Biddle [2011] NSWSC 1262 R v Tran [2011] NSWSC 1480 R v Muldrock [2010] NSWCCA 106 R v Mai (1992) 26 NSWLR 371 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 House v The King (1936) HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Baxter v R [2007] NSWCCA 237; 173 A Crim R 284 R v Jammeh [2004] NSWCCA 327 R v Pickett [2004] NSWCCA 389 R v Visconti [1982] 2 NSWLR 104 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 Edwards v R [2009] NSWCCA 199 Dyer v R [2011] NSWCCA 185 Director of Public Prosecutions v Sinton [2001] NSWCA 179; 51 NSWLR 659 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 36) [2008] NSWSC 626; 73 ATR 83 Huynh v R [2008] NSWCCA 216 Kant v Director of Public Prosecutions (1994) 34 NSWLR 216 R v Bartalesi (1997) 41 NSWLR 641 R v Doan [2000] NSWCCA 317; 50 NSWLR 115 R v El Masri [2005] NSWCCA 167 R v Gent [2005] NSWCCA 370; 162 A Crim R 29 McCullough v R [2009] NSWCCA 94; 194 A Crim R 439 R v Palmer [2005] NSWCCA 349 Wise v R [2006] NSWCCA 264 R v Cage [2006] NSWCCA 304 McIntyre v R [2009] NSWCCA 305; 198 A Crim R 549 Bonwick v R [2010] NSWCCA 177 Dagdanasar v R [2010] NSWCCA 310 Lewis v R [2011] NSWCCA 206 Kean v R [2011] NSWCCA 136 LB v R [2011] NSWCCA 220 R v Kean [2009] NSWDC 435 R v Kean [2010] NSWDC 29 R v Abboud [2005] NSWCCA 251 Stanford v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 73 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Abdallah Zreika (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Mr D Barrow (Applicant) Ms M Cinque (Respondent) Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/255783 Publication restriction: --- Decision under appeal Citation: --- Date of Decision: 2011-03-11 00:00:00 Before: Syme DCJ File Number(s): 2009/255783